| It misted as though there was dry ice in it and bubbled, sparking every so often. |
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| Rather than sparking debate on the issue, it sparked a war of words between the various political parties. |
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| It then restated its fourth quarter financial results in February, sparking a number of class action lawsuits. |
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| A water buffalo and a cow proved unwilling to be sacrificial animals and fled from the butcher's block, sparking confusion among locals. |
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| It rapidly became a New York Times bestseller, sparking incessant water-cooler conversation and wide coverage on the nation's business pages. |
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| You will be able to enjoy fresh vegetables, fruits, or sweets accompanied with a light soda or sparking water. |
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| It was in jail that he fell ill and died, sparking a chain of events that culminated in the arrest and removal from office of the Sheikh. |
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| Before the fire started electricity lines leading to the pub had been sparking. |
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| They are sparking a debate about the appropriateness of a military course of action. |
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| This much mental electricity should be able to run a small city, but instead I'm more like a cut power line, arcing and sparking spasmodically. |
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| She managed to escape and report the attack to police, sparking one of the biggest manhunts in Australian history. |
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| A robber who used a fake gun to terrify a shop assistant, sparking an armed police hunt, has been jailed for six years. |
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| David Wells sparking a comeback by pitching a shutout in Game 3, and the Yankees returning to New York leading three games to two. |
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| Full of sparking little tunes, these pieces are huge fun and they contribute greatly to the magical sound world of this disc. |
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| At 12.59 am, a massive deep sea quake struck just off the coast of Indonesia, sparking a tidal wave of monstrous proportions. |
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| It went on for hours, and even at two this morning as we headed towards bed it was still sparking in the distance. |
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| John and Deborah are rarely together, and when they are, they're sparking each other's imagination, not ripping each other's underthings. |
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| Australia's long hot summer shows no sign of easing up, with soaring temperatures and bone dry conditions sparking bushfires across the country. |
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| Now, though, it is time to snap out of plum pudding-induced lethargy and get your neural circuits sparking again. |
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| In January a Government funded report found that 700,000 phones were nicked last year sparking a crime wave of theft and violence. |
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| He tried sparking a fire with some dry grass and twigs and a piece of flint he had found but was unsuccessful. |
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| The factory made sparking plugs for aircraft engines and was a subsidiary of Lodge Plugs in Rugby. |
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| There is no evidence that the lead coating process in the sparking plugs occurred suddenly. |
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| Some are working up to 72-hour weekends, sparking fears about their safety. |
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| When Bill grabbed a large broom to fend off the one-metre long reptile, it reared up, sparking a hasty retreat from Bill. |
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| The operation means that Vainikolo will not face the Brian Noble-coached Lions, sparking accusations of a stitch-up from the New Zealand camp. |
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| He can be seen over the two men's shoulders leading a bunch of players, metal studs sparking on the cement, back to the dressing room. |
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| Despite the plan, officials and the haulage industry are keen to talk down the prospect of fuel protests for fear of sparking panic. |
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| He offers his assistance as a hypnotist to regress the amnesiac back to the point of her nightmares, hopefully sparking her memory. |
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| She fixed her own feline eyes with Damien's cool icy stare, an unspoken challenge sparking in her eyes. |
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| Thirty-seven years later, in 1986, Hindus were permitted to worship there once again, sparking off nation-wide communal clashes. |
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| It was sparking like a lake in the sun, but with a beauty beyond comparison. |
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| Yet he should be chuffed at how history is filling our newspapers, sparking debate, piquing our interest. |
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| Such invitationals will attract more viewership for sport by sparking interest among sports fans. |
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| Unlike Rorty's ironist, however, Agee's irony becomes a rhetorical tactic for sparking social consciousness. |
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| There have been 20 shootings in Limerick already this year, sparking fears that the city's image will suffer in the latest crime wave. |
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| It's thought that two freight trains collided, sparking a giant fireball that devastated the surrounding area. |
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| Perhaps you can even decorate them with glitter or other sparking elements. |
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| He made a speech deprecating aged people, thus sparking harsh criticism from the general public and political parties. |
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| After yesterday morning's training program, Ngubane ordered the players to be back at noon sparking groans and moans. |
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| A year later it began flights between Dublin and London, with the end of the duopoly, sparking a massive shakeup of the airline sector. |
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| The bulk of these are high-powered, dynamic events with ideas sparking and wit at a maximum. |
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| A whistle-blower last night said a dodgy computer system was to blame for sparking travel chaos. |
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| A son may manage to down a beer or scrape sparking plugs with his father, but the chance of having a normal, casual chat with his mother may be slim indeed. |
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| With Edison's new system, brown-outs and black-outs were frequent, along with breakage and, at times, sparking and fires from short circuits and poor wiring. |
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| The cull of Scottish Westminster MPs was last night given the go-ahead by Labour, sparking off a bruising battle for survival for two Scottish Cabinet ministers. |
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| The impact ruptured a hole in the tank, sparking a fire and leak. |
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| No dubious burger restaurants here, but elegant restaurants and diners, with plump fish, prawns and mussels doused in the taste and tanginess of the sparking Adriatic Sea. |
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| Every investment bank in the City is said to be awash with potential deals, which is sparking guessing games as to who will fall on to the auction block next. |
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| Mothers had to keep guards around sparking plugs to protect their children and share the bed with their infants so that rats would not get near them. |
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| Just two weeks ago, bus passengers in Wallington were thrown into chaos after youths set off a firework on the top deck, sparking an emergency call to the fire brigade. |
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| Unknowns continued to salt the slug of professional complacency, sparking bidding wars and pushing the do-nothings off the pages and into desk jobs. |
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| Fong's violin gradually assumes more control over the quartet, leading it into imitation, sparking its tempo, and supplying high-pitched notes in dissonant tutti chords. |
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| In case you are unaware, yesterday was the Glorious Twelfth, sparking the season of rich foreigners arriving at country lodges throughout Scotland. |
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| The Wall Street Journal launched its New York section today, sparking a slugfest with The New York Times. |
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| Nor do they expect other people to believe this, sparking a hysteria that could make the fortunes of those with bullion. |
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| The 40-year-old charmed star met with E.L. James recently, sparking rumors of an impending casting announcement. |
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| The winery, famed for its sparking wines is located nine miles north of the Moldovan capital of chisinau. |
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| It's sunny again but there's a fresh, penetrating wind, too fresh and far too penetrating to risk sparking off the cold again before it's properly finished. |
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| Gasping I then saw that we standing on a pile of large cliff-like rocks and the sea was stretched out in front of us, the blue waves sparking and tossing. |
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| The company announced the cuts on Friday of last week, sparking anger from workers who believe the news was held over until Friday to bury it in the aftermath of the election. |
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| He ground the heel of his shoe into the feebly sparking wire and scowled. |
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| Okocha has set English football alight with his increasingly stunning form and dazzling skills, sparking rumours that he is destined for a bigger stage. |
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| Backup dancers materialize, sparking a torrent of eye-catching choreography. |
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| That is sparking a boomlet of homeowners looking to refinance as long-term mortgage rates plummet. |
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| In 2006, Shimon Ben-Chaim, a 35-year-old Jew, threw a pig's head wrapped in a kaffiyah into the mosque compound, sparking a wave of protests. |
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| Heather and ski instructor Milos Pogacar hugged and kissed before chatting intimately, sparking rumours of a reunion. |
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| He was succeeded by his son, but army officers attempted to seize power, sparking the North Yemen Civil War. |
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| We expected to see a sailfish take to the air, but were instead treated to bolts of neon yellow sparking out of the blue water. |
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| Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Indies in 1492, sparking a period of European exploration of the Americas. |
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| This poses a grave threat to the entire complex as the sparking fuse boxes may ignite the pipeline. |
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| It was a watertight keg filled with gunpowder that was floated toward the enemy, detonated by a sparking mechanism if it struck a ship. |
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| Millions could die if it mutates and begins spreading easily between people, sparking a pandemic. |
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| In 58 BC, trouble arose in the Gallic provinces, sparking one of the most important wars of Caesar's career. |
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| Anne made the earthshattering claims in her book Anne's Song sparking a huge rift between the eight siblings. |
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| Colourful Indian ringneck Denzel broke out of his cage, sparking a frantic internet appeal for his return. |
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| Some minerals are nacreous or pearlescent, giving the skin a shining or sparking appearance. |
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| Priestley had written about England north of the Trent, sparking an interest in reportage. |
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| Series one was so popular with fans outwith Scotland it was credited with sparking a mini-travel boom to the city. |
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| In March 1770 five colonists in Boston were killed by panicky soldiers in the Boston Massacre, sparking outrage. |
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| In 1861 gold was discovered at Gabriel's Gully in Central Otago, sparking a gold rush. |
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| Preeminently, John Wesley and other early Methodists were at the root of sparking this new movement during the First Great Awakening. |
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| These posts were subsequently cut down by climbers, sparking controversy in mountaineering circles on the ethics of such additions. |
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| James sent the record to other disc jockeys around the country sparking similar reaction. |
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| In 1993 it was again suggested that the Forestry Commission could be privatised, sparking protest from many conservation groups. |
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| Lane asked researchers at the British Museum in London, where the map has been kept since 1866, what might be under the patches, sparking a research investigation. |
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| Furthermore, the inductance of the rotor coils causes the voltage across each to rise when its circuit is opened, increasing the sparking of the brushes. |
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| They quarrel and both are eventually killed, sparking a civil war. |
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| Troops from England and Scotland fought in Ireland, and Irish Confederate troops mounted an expedition to Scotland in 1644, sparking the Scottish Civil War. |
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| It stood until 1972 when it was relocated downtown, sparking protests from the neighbourhood, literary fans, and preservationists of Olmsted's vision for the Back Bay Fens. |
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| On 5 November 2007, King Juan Carlos I visited the city, sparking great enthusiasm from the local population and protests from the Moroccan government. |
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| In 1884, gold was found there sparking the Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush. |
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| In the 17th century, Georgius Calixtus began a rebellion against this practice, sparking the Syncretistic Controversy with Abraham Calovius as his main opponent. |
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| Sprague improved on the DC motor in 1884 by solving the problem of maintaining a constant speed with varying load and reducing sparking from the brushes. |
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| It happened last week, when Surrey's Murali Kartik ran out Somerset's Alex Barrow, sparking totally unjustified fury and exposing many people as utter morons. |
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| The newest incident of animal violence comes only a day after a cat was found partially skinned and hanging from a flag pole near Paphos, sparking outrage all over the island. |
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| Tabrizi says he will serve chicken cordon bleu with sage cream and salad on fine china, sparking apple cider in a champagne flute and ice cream in a waffle cup for dessert. |
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| A senior Welsh politician resigned last night after sparking outrage by claiming Wales had become a dumping ground for England's oddballs, social misfits and drop-outs. |
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| The teenager was taken from a school trip in the Doubs region in eastern France on October 9, according to some of her teachers, sparking outrage among the students. |
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| In 1967, Achebe's native Biafra region declared independence largely in response to massacres of Igbos in the country's north, sparking a brutal civil war. |
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| In August or September 1069 a large fleet sent by Sweyn II of Denmark arrived off the coast of England, sparking a new wave of rebellions across the country. |
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| Humanism and the Renaissance therefore played a direct role in sparking the Reformation, as well as in many other contemporaneous religious debates and conflicts. |
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| Troops from England and Scotland fought in Ireland and Irish Confederate troops mounted an expedition to Scotland in 1644, sparking the Scottish Civil War. |
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